Official Money in the Bank Thread: 6/14/2015

Really enjoyed the show.

The tell bell salute to Dusty had me in tears & I don't think I was alone there.

Sheamus winning wasn't expected and at first I wasn't keen but I'm slowly coming round to the idea. That Powerbomb from Reigns to Kofi looked very painful and I'm interested to see Wyatt vs Reigns at Battleground.

Paige vs Nikki is the best main roster divas match this year (minus the ending). The two have great chemistry and Nikki really has improved leaps & bounds in the last year.

Ryback vs Show was....meh but I wasn't expecting MOTY.

Speaking of MOTY, Owens/Cena II is mine. Fantastic match and Cena winning plus the post match antics means part III.

Seems a bit strange taking the titles off The New Day, but PTP have been very entertaining since they reunited. I'm guessing they'll be transitional champions to Harper & Rowan or The Ascension.

Ambrose vs Rollins was fantastic and I bought Ambrose winning every time. Kinda reminded me of Jeff Hardy in 2002 when he faced Taker, you know deep down he won't win but you believe he might when he climbs the ladder.

I'd give the show 4/5

Also Renee breaking down during the pre-show....man, that...that got me.

WWE just swerved the WWE Universe. Thats the problem with the age of social media. They know many fans were expecting Roman Reigns to win. So somehow they used that against us and made Sheamus win it. It seemed very sudden and out of the blue because there was barely any signs or hint that Sheamus was gonna grab the briefcase. Now its up to the WWE to make Sheamus look legit with the briefcase. Because right now, I seriously don't know what his gimmick actually is.

Also both the ladder matches were disappointing. Definitely the most dullest of ladder matches I've seen in a long time. Overall, to be lenient, its a subpar ppv with Owens/Cena the saving grace. All the other matches were forgettable.

Actually, I was wondering too during the main event about tables. Where were they? Chairs, ladders... But no tables??? C'mon WWE!

Just thinking about how much I enjoyed the Ambrose/Rollins match. Great story. Good psychology. The finish was what it was, but I was thoroughly entertained for 35 minutes. That's a long time to hold someone's undivided attention. Seemed like they played toward Dean's strengths, and Rollins just followed suit and did it well. Toward the end there, I genuinely wasn't sure what direction they were going in. I kept thinking maybe Brock might show up, or at least Heyman. Something. I loved it.

really enjoyed this PPV to be honest.

Cena vs Owens was tremendous. Didn't mind Cena winning at all(he had to) and the post match antics kept Owens looking strong as hell. MOTN easily.

As a Sheamus fan I was delighted to see him win MITB and it was great to get a surprise. Reigns is gonna whup Wyatt though.....it will be another feud he loses.

Rollins vs Ambrose was great stuff as well. The ending made both guys look great IMO. It really was 30+ minutes of them hammering on one another. Ambrose really does love a good clothsline......LOL.

I am on nights this week so I watched MITB when I got up......very nice afternoon!!

Great promo by Ambrose.

Really poor PPV. Huge let down.

It was an alright PPV last night.

Only matches I liked were the MitB Match (I'm fine with Sheamus winning), Owens/Cena II & the main event.

Divas match was decent, but the ending with "Twin Magic" was ing dumb and I'm sick of it already (even though it was just brought back).

PTP win the tag belts like 3 years too late for me to even care and the Ryback/Big Show match was just meh.


I just want Brock Lesnar & Paul Heyman back on my TV and I'll be a happy man.

Well, I'm watching a day behind now, which is odd. I don't think this has happened to me since before the Network started. But I was at Weird Al, and that was amazing. I just hope I regain enough enrgy for Flogging Molly and Gogol Bordello tomorrow.


Anyway, onto the show:

The Dusty tribute was great, but I did have one problem. i know Kayfabe is dead, but would it have been so hard to not have PTP standing next to New Day?

Money in the Bank was really good. Not the best, but fun. One interesting thing is this is the first year I went in without a favorite. I like all the guys, but didn't really care much if any won. However, the moments where Kofi and Neville came close towards the end made me happy. it was interesting after Reigns stopped Kofi and people thought he would win, that they boo'ed. This wasn't interesting at Rumble because it was expected, but crowds have been warming to him lately, but it was gone as soon as it looked like he'd be in that spot again. Wyatt was an interesting surprise. Sadly, it's another feud he'll likely lose. I'm happy with a Sheamus win. I've always liked him, and really enjoy his look and heel persona. I even like the beard braids a lot better since it's gotten long enough to braid all of it.

Divas title was ok, but I didn't like the finish. I saw this mentioned elsewhere, but it was interesting to see a swerve in the match specifically dedicated to Dusty, but the fact that it ended in a pin and not a DQ after the reveal was frustrating. Of course they brought that up many times in the night, so maybe something will come of it. It's just a shame, because Nikki's recent brief face turn killed all the interest I had gained in her as a heel. I want Paige to just have the belt already.

I didn't watch the IC title match. I heard it was pretty good until the finish though.

Owens vs Cena wasn't as good as two weeks ago, but still excellent. I only have two complaints, and only one was with the match itself. That complaint is that Cena shouldn't have kicked out of the pop up power bomb. It's bad enough the AA has become so weak, but that's such an established move that it can take the hit. Owens' finisher isn't at that level yet. My other complaint is that after the apron bomb, while Cole mentioned people had been hurt by that move, it should have been put over much more, with A-Ry ad Zayn being mentioned by name. Attach faces to the danger of that move. The way Cole does quiet concern is generally pretty awful though. He's the one that's supposed to provide information. heck, in addition to what he should have said after, his commentary should have been building before it was hit that he was about to do something dangerous. But that's enough complaining about Cole for right now.

I have mixed feelings on the tag match. I'm glad PTP are finally champs, but I've been loving New Day's time with the belts. It was a really good match as well. Also, I was thrilled when Big E locked the abdominal stretch. We don't get to see that move nearly enough anymore. Having him do the clap with it was also nice.

Main event was great. I had a couple of minor issues, but nothing worth complaining about. The finish was great and seeing Rollins win without help made me incredibly happy. I'd love to see Ambrose with the belt, but Rollins' win was very important here.



I enjoyed the show a lot.